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News Release from: Health and Safety Executive | Subject: Research Report 306
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 March 2005
Guidance for good practice for CDM duty
holders
Report investigates practices in communication and information exchange amongst CDM duty holders.
Investigating practices in communication and information exchange amongst CDM duty holders This report investigated the communication and information exchange issues (including process and content issues) that CDM duty holders across the UK (including Northern Ireland) reported as being influential in shaping the direction of health and safety (both for the good and the bad)
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 13 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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A key aim of the study was to provide guidance and recommendations for good practice to duty holders and other key stakeholder groups.
The results indicated that the introduction of the CDM Regulations was felt to have raised awareness of health and safety across the construction industry, helped to clarify roles and responsibilities of CDM Duty-holders, helped to promote good health and safety management and communication practices as well as highlighting the need for proper time and resources planning to take place.
Problems areas were identified.
Too much time was spent producing paperwork that was in some cases irrelevant to the needs of the legislation, not enough was being done it implement effective health and safety procedures.
The study results form industry duty holders provided suggestions and recommendations for the promotion of good health and safety management.
The report contains some useful background; awareness of knowlege and attitude, questionnaires, results from focus group meetings and interviews with clients, designers, planning supervisors and principal contractors.
The Research Report 306 is avaliable to download from HSE's website (its big) www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr306.pdf.
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